63rd blbg … margosatubig pinga parasapinga ….

Margosatubig, Zamboanga del Sur

In 2007, census said that Margosatubig  population was 39,012 

17 barangays of the municipality are:

Balintawak Bularong Digon Guinimanan Igat Island Josefina Kalian San Roque (Kolot) Limamawan

Limbatong Lumbog Magahis Poblacion Sagua Talanusa Tiguian Tulapok

“Malagus Tubig” was reported by the subanon tribe as the original name of the town, from the swift river current that kept changing its course towards the mouth of the dumanquillas bay.

In the 15th century, the invaders from other lands found natural refuge in this beautiful land;  and changed malagus tubig to  margosatubig  in pronunciation and writing form.

They built a huge stone fort on top of a hill that served as their bastion against raids of moro pirates along the dumanquillas bay.

In 1963,  the fort at Cotta Heights was demolished and is now the site of Pax High School. The colonizers’ reign and governance left the pidgin-spanish chavacano dialect as heritage, similar to that of cavite in luzon.

municipal hall of Margosatubig.

 It can be said that Margosatubig is the oldest town, older than the undivided province of zamboanga of the recent past.

As a pioneer of the province,   the town remained isolated and reachable only by sea craft until 1976,  when an asphalt road  was finally opened connecting to Pagadian.

Prominent families  have lived and pioneered the place, evidenced by the Pinga clans of the katagalugan who remains as the pride of the whole zamboanga.